rivero good morning, everyone, i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following this morning on "world news now." the senate's deal to expand background checks to virtually all gun sales is gain sag port. backers say they still need more votes. that deal and other gun control measures expected to be voted on this week. >> two separate avalanches tore down the cascade mountains in washington state this weekend slamming into some snowshoers out for a hike. a woman died after rescuers dug her out of the snow. a man is missing and presumed dead. florida police officer fired after he brought targets resembling trayvon martin to the shooting range. martin the florida teenager killed by a neighborhood watch captain last year. and adam scott the first australian to ever win the masters. he hit a long putt on the second playoff hole yesterday to defeat argentina's angel cabrera.

australian golfers took three of the top four places. those are some of our top stories on this monday, april 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. i'm john muller. >> i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. great to see you again. always fun to wake up in the middle of the night. >> did you see any masters? >> little bit. tried to take a nap. couldn't catch too much. it was fun what i saw. >> i missed the end. i had my buddy in long island, texting me what happened. >> exciting game for sure. >> absolutely. we begin this half-hour with the biggest holiday of the year in north korea. thou sand paying their respects to the country's founder, kim il-sung and kim jong-un. >> celebrations went on as usual despite the growing tensions over the nuclear threat. abc's correspondent reports on the diplomatic efforts.

>> reporter: in international marathon dominated headlines in pyongyang on the streets, flags marking north korean founder kim il-sung's 101 birthday today. speculating that kim jong-un would launch a missile to mark the holiday, but in tokyo sunday, secretary of state john kerry urged pyongyang to opt for a peaceful resolution. >> we can find a way to resolve these differences at a negotiating table. i hope they will hear that. >> reporter: kerry's visit here the last leg of an asia trip aimed at temporary tensions on the korean peninsula. in japan where 47,000 u.s. troops are based there is increasing unease. pyongyang has singled out japan as the first target in case of war. and with its mid range missiles within striking range, tokyo has deployed destroyers and missile batteries in the center of the capital. those interceptors back there are pointed directly at north

korea. and with pyongyang 800 miles away, defense officials here say they are ready to shoot down any missile that threatens japan. north korea's missiles have flown over japan before. >> translator: constantly worried about another launch happening this student says. i don't know how accurate the missiles are. >> reporter: behind the scenes there is a push for dialogue led by the south korean president park geun-hye. kerry reiterated support for north korean engagement sunday but that has done little to quiet concerns here. and the loser in venezuela's presidential race is demanding a recount. he lost a very close race to his contender, hand pecked for the job by the late dictator, hugo chavez. the count gave it to one contender. both sides claimed voter fraud in the hours after the polls closed.

>> the latest on the bird flu crisis in china. the mysterious virus turned up in beijing over the weekend raising fears it could spread beyond china's borders. dr. richard besser now reports from china. >> reporter: china is on high alert. not because of the crisis in north korea but because the deadly new strain of bird flu is extending its reach. beginning in shanghai, the virus has been inching its way across the map. connecting the dots between eastern provinces to the capital beijing where a case was reported. the two latest cases, were in henan province. health officials are warning this outbreak is still far from contained. >> we still expect there will be other cases. awareness its now very high. >> reporter: we traveled to hong kong's border with the mainland. the major fear here is viruses don't care about borders. >> all of these people are coming from mainland china. you can understand why in hong kong, they're concerned about any health problem on the mainland. it is not going to stay there.

not just tens of thou sand of people who cross the border every day, but also the live poultry. a lot of the poultry end up in places like this. crowded, open-air markets. there is now a growing backlash to the practice. one newspaper reporting, hong kong should rekid a ban on all live poultry stalls. cdc has a diagnostic kit that can identify the virus. scientist will need all the time to develop a viable immunization. hopefully before the outbreak makes another leap. we will be visiting isolation wards that hong kong set up in case the flu continues to spread and show you what it takes to really be prepared. dr. richard besser, abc news, hong kong. >> this version of the bird flu is different from the one in previous years because it is not making the bird all that sick. so it is very hard to track. >> right. >> and i heard there are 11 new cases sunday alone. so this is, this is spreading

very, very quickly. china by the way is the world's second largest poultry producer behind the u.s. this bird flu is taking a toll on their economy. >> death toll stand at 13. >> scary stuff for sure. moving on now. in texas there is a possible break in the case of who murdered a district attorney along with his wife. prosecutor mike mclelland and his wife cynthia were killed in late march. police arrest aid former justice of the peace, 46-year-old eric lyle williams, he is held on unrelated charges. authorities did search his home friday. will yamz was prosecuted by mclelland last year for stealing three computer monitors. williams was convicted and put on probation. a notorious french gangster on the loose after he pulled off an escape from a high security prison. as abc's lama hasan reports. he clearly had a little help from the outside. >> reporter: a europe wide manhunt is now under way for this man, one of the most feared armed robbers in france.

police swarming the high security prison searching for clues. after fayed escaped using dynamite to blast through five heavily fortified doors in this high security prison. he took four prison guard hostage. police believe his wife acted as his accomplice. by smuggling the explosives into the prison wrapped in handkerchiefs. we heard a shot. then one explosion. then a second explosion. this eyewitness said. after the first explosion, the guards came out to tell us to find safety. it is a daring prison break straight out of a hollywood movie. he has admitted he thinks of himself as a modern day gangster, a life of crime inspired by "heat" each wearing a hockey mask just look robert de niro. once outside the prison. fayed released the guard before fleeing in a getaway car, later found torched. 100 french investigators are now searching for the notorious gangster they say is armed "and

especially dangerous." lama hasan, abc news. in el paso, texas it took 200 pound of dynamite and mere eight second to bring down what used to be the ten-story city hall building. the demolition is part of the revitalization plan for the downtown area. once the rubble is all cleared away construction is set to begin on a new triple baseball stadium. >> pretty good implosion as far as implosions go. >> yeah. >> powerful april blizzard hammering the northern plains leaving parts of north dakota buried under a foot of snow. snow came down fast, furious, strong wind. whiteout conditions. visibility so bad. 100 mile stretch of interstate 94 had to be shut down. and more snow in the area today. it will be coming down in north dakota again along with minnesota, the rockies, west of denver getting snow, as well as higher elevations in the northwest sam. veer storms stretching from oklahoma into the midwest. also rain in florida. >> it will be 87, miami.

more 80s across the southern states. 30s in the northern plains into the 50s. in the northwest. in the northeast, warmer than it was over the weekend. >> all right. getting ready, now, a classic showdown from the animal kingdom. beast versus beast. this is our "favorite story of the day." felt good to do that. back in the saddle. right. this one comes to us from the zoo in wichita, kansas. >> a goose, i said a goose. a goose at the bottom of the screen comes face to face with a purrful gorilla. this might not end well. the goose goes on the attack, charging towards the gorilla. >> you know. another simple lesson here on "world news now" -- don't count the underdog out ever. oh. >> telling you what. >> you go, goose. you go. >> that gorilla should man up and say "uh-uh. i'm not running." >> that's right. >> the other ones jump in. >> goes can beep nasty. ever seen a goose in the wild.

>> ducks, geese. on the golf course, hiss at you. >> i would go running too. the gorilla. ah. >> if we went running after the gorilla. don't think he would run. >> let's look at it one more time. come on, gorilla. she's not coming for me. that's great. >> there you go. good stuff. coming up. the troubled cruise line facing one public relations challenge after another. >> that's right. this morning, brad pitt and memorable appearance at the mtv music award. we'll bring you all the breakout moments. >> the very heroic act in a school cafeteria. what a 7-year-old did to save his best friend's life. you may predict they'll be best friend forever. you are watching "world news now." ♪ your masquerade >> announcer: "world news now" brought to you by finish quantum powerball. ♪ everyone deserves a chance s.

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and carnival cruise is navigating more choppy seas. a senator is asking the company to reimburse the coast guard for rescuing thousand of passengers during a nightmare cruise in february. >> and it comes as we have learned that another carnival ship failed a health inspection. abc's linzie janis has the story. >> passengers living in tents of bed sheets with walls and floors below deck soaked in sewage. they're the unforgettable images on board carnival "triumph" after a fire left cruisers strand ford days. the ships more than 4,000

passengers and crew had to be helped to safety by the coast guard costing the u.s. government $780 t and carnival says it went be reimbursing taxpayers for the bill citing maritime tradition which requires all vessels to assist those in trouble. saying carnival also helps in rescues. senator jay rockefeller had challenged carnival ceo saying given that you reportedly pay little or nothing in federal taxes, do you intend to reimburse the coast guard. carnival hit back saying every state where our ships call ben fritz from the dollars spent by cruise lines. since the "triumph" disaster carnival is under intense scrutiny. >> carnival need to stay out of the news. >> we learned carnival's "fascination" failed a health inspecti inspection, inspectors found insects in food areas. and last month, carnival says it called in outside experts to

revuch its entire flechlt it says it expects to invest millions of dollars in upgrade to its vessels. linzie janis, abc news, new york. >> one way the company tries to deal with the public relations nightmare, they're offering deep discounts. in fact, one of the deals they have comes out to a nightly rate less than motel 6. >> really? >> yeah. >> since the triumph fiasco, two other cruises cut short. the triumph broke loose from the port in mobile, alabama had to go back. the crown princess returned to galveston after toilets in 410 of the state rooms stopped flushing. and you know the microscope is on them now. really they have to be perfect at this stage of the game. >> absolutely. >> have you been on a cruise? >> i haven't. >> i haven't either. >> i can't say it appeals to me. would you look to go? >> look skydiving. i kind of want to go. i kind of not want to go. >> not really on my bucket list. >> unusual cat goers.

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biggest night. but not the end of the award season. >> the mtv movie award handed out last night and the kickoff the summer movie season. bruno del grenado was there and join us from l.a. good morning. >> good morning, guys. >> let's get to it. tell uh the high light of the night? >> by far the high luflight was watch brad pitt go on stage and p an actor shuns the spotlight to. see him there on stage having a great time. a highlight for everybody present there. >> he must be going for the, wants that exposure with the youth, right? >> absolutely. a very teen skewing show, by the way. >> talk about golden popcorn award, different from other award. how so in your opinion? >> for starters it is the producers and executives of mtv who decide to who the nominees are and general public votes on line. so a very young skewing award

show. very irreverent. very, very, teen appeal. >> bruno, who were the big winners? >> well, the big winner was, two, silver linings playbook walked away with four award, best male, best female, best duo, best kiss. so bradley and jennifer lawrence, tore it up tonight. and they were followed by "at ven jers" and won three award. best villain. movie of the night. and -- they, they, the avengers, actually hold the record for the top grossing film of last year. some what a given they would walk away with award. >> best kiss is a good one. tell us about some of the more unusual awards. >> yeah. it is, you know unlike the oscars, they really, pride themselves on giving out irreverent award. the best fight. which i really think, and the avengers, belonged to ted, teddy bear and mark wahlberg. awesome. and the best kiss.

and the best wtf moment. jamie foxx and i can't even, hold my breath. it is amazing. the best wtf moment was incredible. sam jackson, just, all the time. >> any crazy onstage antics? >> rebel wilson was tremendously good as a host. she really played her cards right. she won two award. a tremendously funny, and yet, very self-deprecating host. she walked away with a lot of kudos. >> bruno, thank you, bruno del grenado from los angeles. get some sleep, brother. >> talk to you soon. see you soon. thank you. >> you are watching "world news now."

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♪ let me go i don't want to be your hero ♪ >> all right, a lot of first graders find it hard to read. not this gift. introduce you to a first grader a hero now. >> this 7-year-old boy from washington state put his budding reading skills to good yus and may have saved the life of his friend. >> reporter: at just 7 years old they're the stars of their school assembly. branson dual and sullivan moore are rarely apart after ransom saved his buddy from a lunchroom episode that could have had a tragic ending. it all began with a tantalizing treat that looked a lot like chocolate. >> i wondered if one of anthony's. >> nutella snack things. >> reporter: turned out not to be chocolate but nutella.

essentially poison for little sully who was allergic to all tree nuts. cookies with hidden walnuts once sent him to the er. >> face was swollen. lips were huge. he had welts all over his body. >> reporter: back in the lunchroom, sully quickly started having a reaction. >> it's look this. i feel like that i had hives. and i did. >> reporter: with the kind of fast, clear thinking many adults might lack, ransom sprang into action. grabbing the jar and reading the ingredients. >> i read the label and i found tree nuts. >> reporter: ransom ran to get a teacher who brought sully the medicine he needed. >> neg thknowing that a 7-year- the one that caught on, emotional. not scary. just phenomenal. that this kid did this. >> i just did the right thing. i didn't think, ooh, i am going to be a hero.

>> reporter: here at the elementary school, indeed he is. but sully says he will forever call him something else. best friend. >> isn't he great? little ransom. >> he doesn't kid himself a hero. >> he doesn't. at the assembly they brought in some one to talk to kids not to share food. so crucial when kids have allergies. >> ransom, started reading nutrition facts with his family be geng of februa beginning. >> great name. ransom dual. sound like a super hero. >> reading an archie comic. >> big future. could be a doctor. who nose. that is the news for this half-hour. remember to follow us on facebook at wnnfans.com. >> and at twitter. facebook at wnnfans.com. >> and at twitter. see you in a bit.

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this morning on "world news now," mixed messages from north korea. the entire region and world on alert for a missile launch. >> and political gunfight. relatives of newtown victims refuse to leave washington until there is action on gun control bills. the debate gets even more emotional. >> sometimes i close my eyes and all i can remember is that awful day waiting at the sandy hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home. >> what we can expect from capitol hill this week after an embarrassing portrayal on "saturday night live." then fascinating decade. pop culture, politics and memorable moments from the 1980s. a new tv show premieres this

week. it's monday, april 15th. >> announcer: from abc's "world news now". >> i'm john muller. >> i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. >> diana back one more day. you are back. >> just couldn't stay off the great hours. >> come running back. >> came running back. great to have you. >> great to be with you again sitting here. >> we will have fun today. got to begin with serious news. north korea, where it is the most important holiday of the year, birthday of the country's founder, kim il-sung. >> directly at odd with the nuclear war threats from top leaders with the latest threats and the response here is abc's lana zak in seoul. >> reporter: all eyes are on north korea as reclue communist country is celebrating the founder. kim jong-un is keeping the world on edge with threats to test a new mid range missile that some believe could hit u.s. te

territories and its allies. >> directly threatened by north korea specifically, guam, hawaii, possibly at some point, given the direction, kim jong-un has indicate heed wants to go continental united states. >> reporter: secretary of state john kerry may be in the path. he is currently in japan and previous north korean missiles have flown over that country. this student says i am constantly worried about another launch happening. the japanese defense ministry deployed pac 3 interceptors to protect people again the missile threat and patriot missiles are on stand by in south korea. while nuclear armed north korea continues to turn up the verbal assault against the united states. the president of the north korean assembly vowed to quote mercilessly punish u.s. imperialism and its followers and urged north koreans to quote, prepare for an all out war against the united states. the north rejected the south's offer at peace talks calling it a cunning ploy. according to latest intelligence it does not appear a launch is

imminent. however everything could change in an instant. lana zak, south korea. >> the bird flu and the outbreak that may spread outside of china as the death toll rises to 13 there. first case reported in beijing over the weekend as the flu moves across china. now, four international flau experts will be arriving to help china pinpoint the source of the flu and how it is being transmilted. to venezuela now where hugo chavez's hand picked successor won a close presidential election. he managed to pull ahead of the two time challenger. intense moments that led up to the final results. beth sides suggested this election was rigged. the winner will carry on chavez's socialist revolution. the faa ordering inspections of a large number of airline jets. 1,000 boeing 737 jets. a workhorse of the industry need inspections of their horizontal stabilizers. the stabilizers control the up and down movement of the jet's

nose. no accidents have been reported. the faa is not grounding the jets. to capitol hill now where the senate's debate over gun control kicks into high gear this week. a bipartisan plan to expand background checks to virtually all gun sales will be up for a vote. supporters say it is going to be close. and as abc's reena ninan reports, one group of dedicated lobbyist seems to be getting results. >> reporter: they're the sweet angelic faces of newtown victims making it uncomfortable for law makers to do nothing. >> sometimes, i close my eyes, and all i can remember is that awful day waiting at the sandy hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home. >> reporter: raw, emotional, and refusing to leave washington, the families of newtown victims finding unexpected allies. joe mansion risking his a rating from the nra and putting his name on bipartisan legislation for expanding background checks.

from gun sales by licensed dealers to gun shows and online purchases. >> if you would have met with the families, the strongest people i ever met with they never asked for any bed to take their guns away or repeal the second amendment. i cam to do something. >> reporter: the background checks far from a done deal. law makers spent the week debating over whether to have a debate. "saturday night live." >> they agreed to think about, talking about gun control. >> reporter: critical of how little law makers have done. >> no individual can purchase a handgun from a private dealer without being asked are you a good person. seriously. are you? >> reporter: after a week of debating over whether to debate the senate could take up parts of the bill as early as wednesday. democrats admit far from a done deal. reena ninan, abc news, the white house. >> possible break in the case of a murdered district attorney in texas along with his wife, da mike mclelland and wife cynthia were found dead in their home

two weeks age a former justice of the p peace, eric lyle willis in custody. hasn't been named as a suspect. authorities did search his home on friday. williams was prosecuted by mclelland last year, stealing three computer monitors. williams was convicted and received probation. >> a florida police sergeant fired after stirring up outrage in the trayvon martin case defending his actions. he brought paper targets like these to the shooting range showing a faceless figure in a hoody carrying skittles and iced tea, clearly resembling trayvon martin. abc's matt gutman has the latest. >> reporter: a police officer fired for bringing shooting targets bearing the likeness of trayvon martin to a weapons exercisen central florida. >> he had a target in the back of his car. and offered it to two other officers with the port. >> reporter: according to the mortified ceo of the port authority, john walsh, the fellow cops disgusted with the

choice of targets reported sergeant ron king. king admits having the trayvon martin targets with the faceness figure in the hoody. even with the skittles and iced tea. and offered this apology. >> i would look to start my statement by apologizing to the family of trayvon martin for being used as a pawn in some body's political jenn. >> reporter: in the six men out address, king claims he intended to use targets never fired upon as an example of what not to shoot at. >> and the target was something that i viewed as an example of a no shoot situation. >> reporter: the individually seemed reminiscen't of this video. >> this is george zimmerman. >> shot by george zimmerman. in the re-enactment he claimed self defense, saying martin was bashing his head into the pavement when fired. whatever their intent the latest use of the targets sold last may reignited tensions less than two months before zimmerman's second degree murder trel its street to begin. matt gutman. abc news, miami. deadline day for filing

income taxes. in most cases you need to have them post marked or electronically sent by midnight tonight. as many as 100 million taxpayers have filed early. 90% electronically. this year's average refund is $2,755. if you are not ready to file today. make sure you send in a form. 4868, an extension. in massachusetts you have until tomorrow. because today is a state holiday. patriots day. former president george w. bush is beaming over his new title for the first time he can be called grandpa. mr. bush's daughter jenna bush hager and husband henry welcomed their first child over the weekend. baby girl margaret laura mila hager born in new york city named after her grandmothers. the former president said he met his new granddaughter and the family is elated. congratulations to them. >> big time congratulations. >> happy news. >> i am showing my age. i remember when jenna and her sister were the wild child

partying girls, photos in college. >> twin sister barbara. >> now a stuff like that in college. someday real soon you will be a mom. congratulations to her. >> yeah. look at the happy couple there. they were married in 2008 on her parents' crawford, texas ranch. >> kyeah, congratulations. >> good news. >> we mentioned it, patriots' day in massachusetts. that means two things frn, the sox games starts at 11:00 a.m. boston marathon set to be run. 27,000 runners to start the 117th edition of the race. temperatures by the end are expected to be in the high 50s. much better than last year in the high 80s. and some runners, passioned out on the course. no american man or woman won the race since 1985. here is one from the "i can't believe you just did that file." it happened in yesterday's tigers/as game in oakland. >> aful ball into the stand is

passed to a family. dad gives it to the little guy. cranks it up. throws it back on to the field. dad didn't realize it. he turned to thank the fan. who passed the ball along. >> mom looks sim pa th s sympat. >> his brother. what did you do that for? >> mom may forgive you. but i won't. the brother. >> yeah. pretty good arm. >> in some stadiums he would be a hero for that. some times they're like take it back. >> dad is like wait a minute. was that my son? >> you don't want to throw the home team's ball back. >> my heart goes out to them. >> don't get too many chances. >> i have two little boys myself. i can imagine. >> yeah. coming up naughty word, american kids are starting to learn and say before their abc's. >> and the fascinating decade portrayed this week in a new tv series, why the 80s was such a thrilling time. you are watching "world news now."

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there's a land of restful sleep, we can help you go there, on the wings of lunesta. back to our top story. the young men taking charge in north korea, kim jong-un, the new supreme ruler over two years

ago. >> abc's bob woodruff was in pyongyang when the world got a first glimpse from him. here from the abc news vault, world news, october 11, 2010. >> reporter: this was the biggest military paraden the history of north korea, an elaborate display of hardware, tens of thousand of troops, goose stepping with remarkable precisi precision. clearly they have been planning this for a while. i have been to the square several times before, but never have journalists ever been able to stand so close. they have the navy. the army. the air force. infantry, artillery, medics, doctors, nurses and of course, tanks. now it is completely silent. right up there, kim jong-il and his son, kim jong-un. the goal of all of this was purely political. introduction of the heir apparent to the kim family dynasty, kim jong-un. out and about in the capital, no one seemed to know much about

kim jong-un. do you know what his age is? what he is like? it seemed the young general was everywhere we went from stadiums to the public squares, but never uttered a word. we should point out when kim jong-il's father named him as heir apparent in 1980 it wasn't until 12 years later that he first spoke in public. so for those anxious to hear from the next leader of the kingdom, sit tight, it could be a while. you should know north korea has long turned its lights off at night because of a shortage of electricity. if you looked at the satellite view you can see the lights are elsewhere. compare this trip to the last one i was on. there is actually more lights out at night than before. maybe something is changing. also remember, three days ago there were almost no pictures of kim jong-un, heir apparent. but here in the leading paper, you can see him right there. two seats away from his father.

never seen this before. so over the next few days, certainly months, years. he is going to be getting a lot more attention. >> some thing don't change, right. still don't know a lot. most information from defectors. we don't know how old, 28-31. >> one thing we know about him. he is a basketball fan. as we know dennis rodman had a trip to north korea recently. he was received as a hero. >> apparently when he was in switland. a big pistons fan. we will be right back.

♪ ♪ >> brings back a little "thriller." the passing of margaret thatcher was like a flashback to the '80s, the prime minister of britain all those years.

>> if you haven't had your fill there is a documentary series to make it come rushing back. here is abc's david wright. >> reporter: the era of big hair and big cell phones. of ronald reagan. >> tear down this wall. >> reporter: and rubix cube. in the 80s. michael jackson moon walked. michael jordan flew. about the only thing that hasn't changed a bit since the '80s is rob lowe's face. >> in many ways we are still telling ourselves the same stories. that we started telling ourselves in the 1980s. >> so many of the things we have completely come to take for granted like cell phones or, pop stars, raising money for charity, or the end of the cold war. all happened in a really short space of time. a real moment of exuberance for the world. >> reporter: the apple in the 80s guard in of eden was the macintosh, clunky ancestor to the iphone. sound track of the decade.

well, happily disco died. and flock of seagulls has since run away. ♪ i run so far away >> reporter: the musically, a new space ship landed in the late 1970s. bringing with it a whole new sound and age on mtv. run, dmc taught us to walk this way. ♪ ♪ a back seat lover always under cover ♪ when you hear the old school hip-hop music you can relate. it is not just about one class of people it is about all of us. >> reporter: we are now as far away from the 80s as "happy days" was from the 50s. >> but you haven't touched your food, dear. >> reporter: the 80s loved the 50s. remember "back to the future." the 80s embodied by michael j.

fox were also pretty ambivalent about the 60s. case in point "family ties." >> the show "family ties" about a reaganite kid, alex p. keaton, negatively reaction to his parents' 60s ethos. we are still stuck in that story. who is paul ryan? alex p. keaton all grown up. david wright, abc news. >> high school and college in the 80s. the whole block. >> still go out in your head. righting? >> the songs. >> nobody talks about the atm. became fop lpopular. had to get money out of the bank. >> when did e-mail become popular? >> early nin90s. remember prodigy. >> nice hair! >> sweet. quiet riot. >> a little -- for frz awe you like the spiky hair.

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make her have to walk on all fours. >> that's the problem. really quickly. brilliant krim nacriminals. man stole $3,200 engagement ring. swal lowed it trying to get away from police. that didn't work. apparently, the police found him. they have surveillance video, footage showing he took the ring and put to the his mouth. he is being held on $50,000 bail. and apparently they have recovered the ring. >> have recovered the ring. was it a messy job? >> afraid so. >> happens a lot. >> i don't know -- who drew the short straw there to find the ring. some body found it. >> i got it. bill murray in "caddieshack." >> here it is. that's the news for this half-hour. catch on line surprises on half-hour. catch on line surprises on facebook and nearly 1 in 200 americans suffer with the debiliting pain and constant disruption

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this morning on "world news now" -- confronting north korea. secretary of state john kerry's message to kim jong-un and leaders in neighboring countries with the intensifying threat of a missile launch. can diplomacy make a difference? >> the frightening avalanches in the northwest, touch and go conditions in the mountains and today's grim search in the snow. >> vital victory. the major win at the masters, as an australian goes home in the green jacket. and the controversy that kept tiger woods from making an all important comeback. justin bieber's blunder, the pop singer's latest controversy, has the heartthrob, developed the snack for -- knack for doing or saying the wrong thing in public. in the "the skinny" on this monday, april 15th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everyone, i'm tanya rivero in for diana perez. >> i'm john muller.

>> good to have you here. >> good to be sitting next to you old buddy. >> old buddy. >> this is fun. >> yes, indeed. april 15th. did you file your taxes? >> i have not. i got an extension. >> i have an extension. i don't know if i owe or don't know. >> that's -- >> file your taxes, everybody. we begin this half-hour with high level diplomacy. over north korea's nuclear threats. >> secretary of state john kerry is in tokyo where he says the u.s. is open to dialogue with the north. abc's bob woodruff has the latest from seoul. >> reporter: for secretary of state john kerry, japan is the last and arguably most intense leg of his asian tour. while he spent some of his time visiting public sites, the bulk of the day was about solving the crisis with north korea. >> the biggest priority is a peaceful resolution to the issues of north korea. >> reporter: kerry's japan visit puts him within the range of a threatened missile test from north korea. a launch that could come at any moment as the north marks its biggest holiday, the birth of

founder, kim il-sung. the missile, known as musudan, has never been fired before and the likely trajectory would send it over japan toward the pacific ocean. the u.s. put patriot missile interceptors in key positions and has ships and satellite surveillance across the region just in case. perhaps the most important meeting of the weekend was in china. north korea's only real ally. secretary kerry is trying to get china to put some teeth into their efforts to persuade kim jong-un to stop developing nuclear weapons it is not clear how much pressure china is willing to apply. despite tensions signs of normalcy on both sides of the border. in pyongyang they ran an international marathon this weekend. in seoul, music star psy, streamed a concert on youtube which drew record viewers. life going on as usual under the military threat. the north rejected an offer from the south to talk, calling it a cunning ploy.

so the launch could happen sometime today, we don't know when or if. bob woodruff, abc news, seoul. and the faa ordering inspections of a large number of airline jets. but insists this is not an emergency. at least 1,000 boeing 737 jets, a workhorse of the industry need inspections on their horizontal stabilizers. those stabilizers control the up and down movement of the jet's nose. no accidents have been reported. and the faa is not grounding the jets. a possible break in the case of who murdered a district attorney in texas. along with his wife. da mike mclelland and his wife cynthia were killed in late march. now a former justice of the peace, eric lyle williams, is in custody. he is being held on unrelated charges. authorities did search his home friday. williams was prosecuted by mclelland last year for stealing three computer monitors. williams was convicted and put on probation. on capitol hill, the senate's gun control debate

kicks into high gear this week. seems the bipartisan deal to expand background checks on gun sales is gaining support little by little. two republicans yesterday signaled they might support the agreement when it comes up for a vote. that followed an emotional address over t weekend featuring a mother of a boy killed in the sandy hook elementary school shooting. >> sometimes, i close my eyes and all i can remember is that awful day waiting at the sandy hook volunteer firehouse for the boy who would never come home. >> if you would have met with the families, the strongest people i ever met with they never asked for any body to take their guns away. they never asked for repeal to the 2nd amendment. yes, i came to do something. >> in addition to the background check deal, the senate is expected to defeat a proposed ban on assault weapons and high capacity ammo clips this week. >> it is deadline day for filing tax returns. in most cases you will need them postmarked or electronically sent by midnight tonight. as many as 100 million taxpayers

have filed early. 90% of them sent returns electronically. this year's average refund is $2,755. not bad. if you are not ready to file today make sure you send in form 4868 for an extension. now if you are in massachusetts, you have an extra day. because it is a state holiday there. >> two powerful avalanches barreled down the mountains in eastern washington state this weekend slamming into hikers on a snowshoeing trek. one woman dead. one man missing and presumed dead. abc's clayton sandel has the latest on the terrifying ordeal in the cascade mountains. >> reporter: the survivors say it came without warning. >> i thought i am dying. but i could hardly breathe because the snow continuously covered my body and then my face. >> reporter: chris tsong was trapped when a sudden avalanche swept over his group saturday

near a pass, and a woman hiking with the group was buried alive under five feet of snow. rescuers desperately tried to save her, she later died. nearby -- >> the avalanche from this point from what he is describing is 30 feet wide, 8 feet deep, and a quarter mile long. >> reporter: an avalanche overpowered three men. two dug themselves out. their 60-year-old friend is still missing. >> they literally went 1,279 feet in the avalanche at speeds up to 53 miles an hour. >> reporter: every year in the u.s., avalanches kill an average of 25 people. so far this season at least 17 have died. springtime can be especially dangerous as warmer temperatures and sunshine make the snow pack unstable. and with heavy snow falling again, conditions are so unsafe that the search for the missing man had to be called off. clayton sandel, abc news, denver. frightening stuff. >> scary. first fatalities in washington. i guess, what, 20, 30 inches of snow this weekend. >> this weekend. the spring weather. fall starts to happen. that's when it gets dangerous.

>> wild weather, yes, folks be careful out there for sure. >> all right. a blizzard that dumped heavy snow across the upper midwest is blamed for causing quite a mess on a major highway. two semi trucks loaded with live stock flipped over on a slippery stretch of interstate 94 in western minnesota. several pigs got loose when their trailer overturned. and cattle were trapped inside another truck. police had to close the road while they rounded up the animals. that same spring storm also forced a section of an interstate highway to shut down in north dakota. gusty wind whipped up heavy snow bringing visibility in some areas done to zero. the icy roadway and giant snowdrifts also made parts of the highway impassible. all right, here is your look at the weather. a pleasant spring monday along the east coast. the only rain there will be in the sunshine state. some severe storms across the nation's middle from oklahoma up to the great lakes. snow also in the rockies and high elevations of northwest.

>> it will be in the mid 50s there. and into the 80s across the south. great running weather in new england for the boston marathon. upper 60s around the great lakes. now here is a question on this monday morning. did you ever feel like you were just spinning round and round, never really going all too far or doing all too much? >> the little guy at the aquarium in hawaii knows the feeling. he is a hawaiian monk seal. the staff says he spins in circles like this quite often for long periods of time. >> i feel like that a lot too. monk seals are one of the most endangered animal species on earth. there are 1,100 around the hawaiian island which are their only natural habitat. what do you think is going through his head? >> i don't know. i will try to relate. i will try to relate. >> do it together. >> see if i can relate. >> getting dizzy. >> he looks zen. i'm feeling sick. apparently he is in. >> in the zone. >> in the zone. he was like, ohm.

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♪ it's the eye of the tiger ♪ it's the thrill of the fight ♪ ♪ ♪ rising up to the challenge ♪ >> that sounds pretty '80s huh? >> it does. >> spectacular ending to the masters golf tournament in augusta. adam scott, the first ssie to go home with the green jacket. it took a sudden death overtime playoff to do it. >> tiger woods hoped this tournament would cap his come back. instead, he found himself facing controversy. and abc's rob nelson was there. >> reporter: perhaps the greatest stake for tiger woods in the storied masters is not the iconic green jacket but his own legacy. >> i made a mistake. >> reporter: an honest mistake

woods called it. the most memorable moment in the tournament when he violate aid golf rule by illegally repositioning his paul. at first, there was no penalty. after a public outcry and admission by woods, a two-stroke penalty. a set back for sure. that did little to satisfy critics who accuse the golf great of cheating and called for him to bow out of the tournament. but tiger pressed on. "usa today" columnist called wood's decision truly a sad moment in his career. >> you are talking about arguably the second greatest golfer in the history of the game. maybe the greatest by the time it is over. >> reporter: with that level of success comes a staying power that is hard to throw off course. >> you know it is really amazing whenever he is in the field, you know seems energy kicks up a notch. i can't really explain it. >> reporter: tiger woods finished the day tied for fourth. but the real headliner here is adam scott. he has become the first australian ever to win the masters and that new green jacket.

rob nelson, abc news, augusta. all right, another australian by the way, jason day was third. so the aussies had a good day. the tiger stuff. >> it's overblown. so many golfers i know. put it to rest. >> put it to rest. hey, look at you. you play golf? >> in the green jacket. >> the first woman ever to win a green jacket. there are two female members at augusta now. >> look over condoleezza rice. >> she is a rich lady from one of the carolinas. all i remember. >> the green jacket. they need to do tailoring. none of that men's fit. >> tanya rivero in a green jacket. >> move over, adam scott. >> all right. pretty cool. by the way, the 14-year-old chinese kid. >> how impressive. >> penalty for playing to slow at one point. how impressive is he? >> came in 58th. he is at the masters, my god. >> you wonder is he going to be better in a few years or go, oh, my god, i didn't realize how well he did. >> i think we will be seeing

more of him in a few years. >> i think you are right too. he looks pretty awesome. >> coming up. new private information about a public couple. sharon and ozzie osbourne. >> that's right. >> new, questionable conduct from justin bieber. that's next in "the skinny." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc

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♪ skinny ♪ so skinny >> all right. time for the "mtv movie award." big, big night. lots of highlights. get to them. let's start out with -- will farrell, always funny. he comes out in some incredible three-piece suit covered in dollar bills. do we have a picture of this? yeah, we do. >> nice. >> i wonder who his tailor is. >> always understated. makes you laugh almost by doing nothing. being his ridiculous self. he challenged those who might not think he is funny. give a listen in. >> for those of you sitting here tonight who don't think i am funny. i will be happy to fight you in the parking lot after the show. >> all right. get to some awards. cooper, bradley cooper won the first golden popcorn prize of the night for performance in "silver linings playbook" returned, accepting best kiss honors for his smooch with jennifer lawrence in the film. was it? i will take your word for it. by the way -- jackson claimed two award. he and jamie fox, best wtf

moment, love some of the categories, and joined the "avengers" cast, to accept best fight prize. emma watson, the trail blazer award. jamie foxx, wore an interesting t-shirt in honor of teenager trayvon martin, and sandy hook victims. props for that. rebel wilson made an impression. rocking her curves in a clinging dominatrix style get-up with a padded costume, and a faux double nip slip. i am reading that. didn't make it up. rocked it. one of the highlights. what have you got? >> lowlights. from high lights to lowlights. justin bieber, was in amsterdam, visiting the anne frank house. he decided to enter snomething into the guest book. getting attention. truly inspiring to be able to come here. anne was a great girl. hopefully she would have been a belieber. a lot of people are criticizing

it. saying that was so self-centered. for hem just to think of himself. on twitter, posts, imagining he visited the museum thinking of himself. a facebook response, insulting biebers, received 1,000 likes, slightly more than the original museum post about the incident. >> just not the most sensitive thing when you are in a museum about something so, sort of, solemn. >> yes. >> sacred as anne frank. talking about bieber fever. >> don't think she would have been a belieber. >> give me a break. surprising one. say it isn't so. rumored. sharon and ozzie osbourne are living separate lives. rumors circulating. sources told the sun they're living at different address not spending time together they argue a lot. they really did seem to be one of the very solid couples in, in, basically the music industry. >> they did. >> who knows? anyway, rumored to be a bit on the rocks. have to see.

she is 60. he is 64. there you go. >> well you know what from one celebrity couple, to not doing so well, another one going strong. we have got, super model giselle married to tom brady. joined instagram, welcome to my official instagram, shooting in my beloved country. in brazil. urging her fans to enjoy life. you know what? >> you would be snarky. pretty easy to enjoy life, when you are gorgeous, rich, cool husband who is quarterback. >> you've got a cute kid. she has go out all. >> the rest of us working stiff trudging along doing our best. >> good for you, gisele. you keep enjoying life. night lights, the aurora borealis comes to

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begins with this, a solar flare, charged particles released by the sun sent hurdling through space. and this is what they look like when they reach our atmosphere. those dazzling displays of lights, aurora borealis, known as the northern lights. this video one of the best captured ever over north america, the crew on board the international space station witnessing this. about 1,000 miles west of california. the newest spectacular views. this image from norway, the green lighting up the blue sky there. the stars behind the glow. from canada this time-lapse from yukon. scientists say there is a reason why the most spectacular events are seen in the north, they are closer to the magnetic poles. and from the alaska town, north pole, amy strapman, a northern nights chaser, she captured these stills, lighting up the sky from the firehouse. in sweden, using a fish eye lens, a time-lapse made up of more than 2,400 images capturing the entire sky in a single exposure. and the photographer snapping an

image of himself too. david muir, abc news, new york. >> have you ever seen one of those? >> i have not. have you? >> no. i would really like to. beautiful. >> absolutely. apparently the aurora borealis are named after the roman goddess of the dawn. does look like dawn there doesn't it. >> really cool. apparently they happen year round. so it is not just one time a year. but boy that is gorgeous. >> look out anytime. incredible. >>some day, hanging out in scandinavia with a glass of scotch, watching the aurora borealis. can you make that happen? a field trip. "world news now" trip. >> we'll go with you. that's the news for this half-hour. >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing >> announcer: this is abc's "world news now," informing insomniacs for two decades.

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